Vehicle-jack.



No. 850,830. PATENTBD- APR.16,1907. A. GORDON.

VEHICLE JACK.

APPLICATION FILED, MAY 9, 1906.

' NT H 7.7, j INVE 0 .A HORNE Y8 15 brought into operative enlarged footthat the base 55 in. an inverted-U-shaped bracket 7 at its up- UNrrEn srarns' PArnN'r orrroE.

vEHicLE-eaick.

specification of Letters Patent.

Pa ted April 16, 1907.

Application filed May 9, 1906. Serial No. 315,905.

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Be it known that 1, ANTHONY Gonnox, a subj ectol the King of Great Britain, and a resident of Souriaiord, in the Province ol Manitoba and Dominion of Canada, have invented a new and'iinproved Yolnele-Jaek, ot I which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention is an improvement in jaa-lts,

more esperially related to vehicle-jails.

which are to be fastened to and form a permanent attachment for tho vohirlo.

It has, among other Ul)j(-{"l' toprovido a jack of this eharaz-tor position and carried to inoperative position with little work res quirod on tho part ol' the operator.

Another object to provide a jacking means whirh will operate automatieally on pushing or pulling the vehi le on its wheels,

acting, to ground. I

The above objoe invention, one embodiment of whirh i: horoolovate the wheels above the z; inatter disclosed.

Reference is to be had to the accompany ing drawings, forming a part of this spewilieatlon, uLwlnr-h r'lllllltll' chara-i tors ol' rol'eronee indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

View through the. vehirle-axle and iaeh-nttaehing means, showing the leg of tho jaok as broken away in full lines in its operative po sltlon and in dotted lines in its inoperati vo position. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3'

'with the'jaok-leg in section, and-Fig. 5 a

side elevation oltthe axle with the ack-logs .suspended thereto and in inoperative -t10n.

-The numeral 1 indicates one end of a posi- Wagon-bed or a vehicle supported by springs mounted on wheels 3 1;, this on'an axle 2, part of the structure being shown for the pur pose of illustrating the application and oporation of my invention.

The jacks 4 4 are of the same construction, and theretorea description ol. one will suftioe forthe'other.

5 indicates the leg of the end and pivoted posits. midfby means of a bolt 8 passing which an be easily tsare a c omplishod by myi ure 1 is a sectional side elevation of a.

jack, having an i through both sides of the bracket and a slot 9 i in the leg. The upper face of the bracket i carries rigidly secured thereto a pin 10, having an enlarged head entering a slot 11 in a split ring or rollar l2 and received in an un derei'it portion 13, surrounding the slot, as 3 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. The split l ring 12 forms a lamping means and is pro vidod with inwardly-bent lugs 14, through whirh a bolt 15 extends for drawing the ends of tho ring together when fixed in place. The opening in the split ring iorrot eiving the axle has extending across it at suitable points biting-loeth 12 for engaging the axle when the bolt 15 is tightened. thereby preventing any rolati\'o rotation ol those parts. The bottom ol tho ring or t ollar is llattened in order that tho braikot T may have a lirm seating when the log Tris brought into supporting posltloil.

ln iarrying out my invention l have lound it de irable to secure two rings or collars of the above desription to each axle and at substantially equal distances lrom the vehij (l(-\\'ll((lr as shown in Fig. 2.

ever, apparent that one jack only could be used with advantage by attaching it at the axle center.

The logs ol the jack when not in use are swung on their pivot-bolts to take the posilion shown in Fig. 5 and are lastenod to the I axle by means ol hooks or loops 16 passing 5 over the axle and ombraeing the legs near their l'oel. 'lho l'ooi servo the doublo function of providing a lirm bearing tor the jacki from belegs and preventing the hooks it;

ruining detached. The hooks arealso prevonted l'rom sliding in the opposite direction by tho inelinal ion ol tho logs when suspended from the axle, as shown in 5. I

in the operation of tho jau k the hooks 16 are (lti'tl-LllNl from the legs 5, and the legs and their attached lrrai kots 7 are turned at an angle of ninety degrees. \\l1l('ll brings the pivot-l'rolts 8 parallel to the axle. The logs are then in the position shown in Fig. 1. By now rolling the vehitle haikward the legs will assun'ie a vortital position and raise the wheels from the ground. The top fares of tho lzra hots will seat on the llattened portions of the collars or rings, and the slots 9 will permit tho ends ot the legs to firmly seat on the under-lat o ol the brackets, and thereby avoid throwing any weight on the pivoti bolts 8. \Vhen the purpose for which the l vehicle is jacked up is at-rolnplished, the veas fall within i he'; scope of the invention as- 1 ally carried claim as new-and desire to secure by- Letters -Patent hicle is ulled forwardfagain bringing the legs to t 6 position shownin Fig. L, wh ch, are then turned to bring the pivot-bolts 8 at; right angles to ,the axle in order that they ma be secured in inoperative position.

1; is evidentthat various changes in the mindl proportions and details of construction may bemade without departing from the principles of my-invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and I desire itto be understood that I claim such modifications clai ed I IIiiving thus descrihedmy invention, 1

1. In a vehicle-jack, a split ring, an axle: receiving aperture in the split ring, a tooth in the aperture, a bolt for securing the ends of the split ring together, an undercut slot in one side of the split ring, a Ueshaped bracket having a headed pin for engaging the slot, a leg pivoted to t e bracket having an en-' larged foot, and means for attaching the leg to an axle. I

' 2 In a vehicle-jack, means adapted to be secured to-a vehicle, and aleg rotatahly and pivotally carried by said means for the purpose specified.

l 3. In a vehicle-jack, means having a'ilat bottom face, adapted to be secured to an axle, and a slotted leg rotatably andpivotby said means for the purpose specified.

4. In a vehicle-jack, means'adapted to be secured to an axle, a leg rotatably and ivotsecuring the split rings at opposite ends of an axle, and a-leg rotatably and pivotally carried by each ring for'the purpose specified.

I 6. In a. vehicle -'jack, clamping means adapted to embrace an axle near each end, a leg rotatably and pivotally carried by each. clam-ping means, and means for attaching the free end of each leg to theaxle.

"7-. In a vehicle-jack, split ring, means for securing the sp lit ring near each end of an axle, sa1d split ring having undereut slots and .flat'seating-faces, headed pins engaging the slots, U -shaped brackets connected by the pins adapted to be seated on said flat faces. slotted legs pivoted in the'braekets, enlarged feet at the ends of said legs, and means for detachably supporting the legs near the feet upon the axle.

8. In. a vehiclejack, clamping means adapted to embrace an axle near each end, bracketshaving 'pins for rotatably engaging the clamping means, legs 'pivoted in the brackets, and means for holding the legs folded on an axle.

9 In a vehitlejack, clamping means adapted to embrace an axle near each end, brackets having pins for rotatahly engaging the clamping means, legs pivoted in the braakets, said legs having enlarged feet and hooks for detachablv supporting the on the axle near the feet,

- In testimony whereof I have signed my presence of name to this spetifii ation in the two subscribing Witnesses.

Witnesses:

.- JOSEPH YA1R, C. F. CAMPBELL.

.AN'IHONY eoRnoN; 

